Unseen Moscow: See the Space Race through Russian eyes

By Jason Fields, Digital First Media

Posted:
09/13/2013 12:15:21 PM MDT

Russia Space

The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., is a child's dream made real at the heart of the United States' capital.Moscow's space museum - the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics - is a little different. It's nowhere near the Kremlin or other central parts of town. You get there by navigating the beautiful - but all-Cyrillic - subway system to the enigmatically named VDNKh stop.The good news is that when you climb back above ground, there's no trouble finding ...

The Soviet Union never needed its moon suits, like this one. The United States got there first, July 20, 1969. Soon after, the Soviets abandoned their program. Recently, though, Russia has proposed returning to the moon. (Jason Fields/Digital First Media)

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